1968

The church school begins using United Church of Christ curriculum; many church school teachers resign in protest.

1969

With a Project Head Start program and the Lincoln Park Cooperative Nursery School already on the church site, St. Pauls School for the Retarded is founded to provide a nursery school experience for special needs children; the school becomes Park West Cooperative Nursery School in 1971.

1970

Throughout the 70's St. Pauls experiences decreased attendance and increased financial deficits, but it does not make reductions in worship, education, benevolences, or other programs and even expands some programs.